Standing for ACRL section office is an opportunity to become involved with important issues affecting academic and research librarians in the 21st century, gain leadership experience, and build ties with colleagues. It is also an opportunity to be of service to your ACRL section community, ensuring that it continues to […]
Editor’s note: To celebrate Community College Month, ACRL has asked Walter Butler (PhD, MLIS), Director of Library and Information Services at Santa Monica College and a Director-at-Large member of the ACRL Board of Directors, to share the value of libraries at community colleges. It is so exciting to know that […]
ACRL has nominated a number of members to serve on International Federation of Library and Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Section Committees for the term 2023-2027. We have recently been informed that the Academic and Research Libraries Section has gone to ballot this year. If your institution is a member of […]
The ACRL Anthropology and Sociology Section (ANSS) is currently seeking applications to serve a three-year term (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026) for the position of ACRL liaison to the American Anthropological Association (AAA). The AAA liaison is responsible for outreach, education, and communication between AAA and ACRL, which […]
April is Community College Month, and that presents a great opportunity to get the word out about why community colleges matter, how your college is serving your community’s needs today, and why public support for community colleges is more important than ever. Free Project Outcome Webinar Join us on Tuesday, […]
April 3-7, 2023, is Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week. Started in 1993 by the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students, the week seeks to “emphasize the contributions, impact, and value of graduate and professional students on campuses throughout the United States.” To celebrate our student members and all LIS students […]
ACRL has acquired the Threshold Achievement Test for Information Literacy (TATIL), an online information literacy assessment instrument developed by Carrick Enterprises, Inc. Based on the 2017 ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, TATIL launched in 2018 and has been used by more than 75 educational institutions. “The acquisition […]
Voting in the 2023 ALA/ACRL election opens today, March 13! ALA members will receive an email announcement containing voting instructions. If you do not receive an email by March 16, please contact ALA Membership Relations and Services at 1-800-545-2433 or customerservice@ala.org. The polls close at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on […]
Every two years, the ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee releases an environmental scan of higher education, including developments with the potential for continuing impact on academic libraries. The 2023 Environmental Scan (PDF) provides a broad review of the current higher education landscape, with special focus on the state of academic and […]
February 13-17, 2023 is International Love Data Week, an initiative of ICPSR at the University of Michigan. This year’s theme is “Data: Agent of Change”, encouraging librarians to inspire your community to use data to bring about changes that matter Take a look at the large variety of data products […]
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